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Two years after setting off into the hills, the grandfather of four only has eight of Scotland’s Munros to climb. Sky News reports that an 82-year-old man is just eight peaks away from completing his challenge of climbing the peaks of Scotland’s 282...‘I call it sauna head – your ego disappears’: how the UK got hooked on heat
From a hut by a Welsh river to a converted horsebox on the beach, saunas are appearing in unlikely spots all over the country. It’s a chilly morning in Walpole Bay, Kent, and I’m waist deep in the sea. Unable to stand it any longer, I wade out and sprint across the...Poll: Most people over 50 feel their health is the same or better than before 2020
Despite the pandemic’s terrible toll on older adults, a new national poll shows that most people over 50 still say their health is as good as it was before March 2020, or even better. But a sizable minority – 20% of those in their 50s and early 60s, and...Researchers found that music ‘can treat brain illness like Parkinson’s’
MUSIC therapy can have a life changing influence on Parkinson’s sufferers and help them to regain functional skills, experts claim. The Express reports that one of the keys in treating the devastating brain condition can lie in rhythmical exercises. Rebecca...A moment that changed me: I went to a party – and spent all evening with the host’s puppy
After that fateful night, I bought McNulty, a King Charles spaniel who has been my constant companion for 13 years. I am a ridiculously early person. If possible, I tend to be at least 30 minutes early for everything. These days, this is an excuse to get some extra...Ourplace News
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